Hair curling and waving appliance



June 9, 1936. M. J. SUTER 2,043,634

HAIR CURLING AND WAVING APPLIANCE Filed Feb. 6, 1955 1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYJ' Patented June 9, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Marcel J.Suter, New York, N. Y., assignor to Eugene, Ltd., New York, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application February 6, 1935, Serial No. 5,233

7 Claims.

This invention relates to hair treating and waving and particularly to anovel and improved appliance therefor.

One object of the invention is a novel curler or hair forming deviceabout which thestrand of hair is spread and wound for the art ofCroquignole waving.

A further object of the invention is a novel combined curler of theabove indicated character and a clamp for clamping a strand of hairadjacent the scalp and winding the same about the curler for point toroot Winding.

For a better understanding of the above indicated objects of theinvention and others which will hereinafter appear, reference may be hadto the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figs. 1 and 2 are views of an appliance embodying the invention; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a clamp in position t clamp a strand of hair.

Referring to the drawing, my invention is embodied in an appliance foruse in the so-called Croquignole waving. Such appliances ordinarilyembody a curler or form about which the hair is wound which is tapered.With conventional curlers it is diflicult towind and retain the tressesof hair in the wound position upon the curler because of the taperedsurface. The appliance of my invention embodies a curler of conventionaltaper but the curler in addition has formed on the tapered surfacethereof reversed helical guide and retaining grooves whereby thedifliculties in winding above mentioned are obviated. The curler I isreduced in diameter from both ends inwardly to form a taper from bothends to the central part 2 thereof. In addition to the tapered contour,the curler is provided with a pair of shallow helical grooves 3 and 4which are formed on the surface, as indicated, and these helical groovesbeginning at the central part 2 are reversely formed with respect toeachother so that when the curler l is rotated and manipulated by thefingers to wind the hair thereabout the two grooves diverge to the ends,the curler being rotated in a direction to eifect this purpose. Thedepth of these grooves may vary within limits, but preferably should notexceed fith of an inch, other wise too deep a groove will have atendency to impair the beauty of the Wave. The crests between thegrooves should also be rounded as shown.

The curler I may be used with any conventional clamp, such for exampleas the clamp 5 which is diagrammatically illustrated. In the particularembodiment shown the clamp 5 is provided with two conventional rubberclamping jaws 6 and 6' of comparatively short length between which thehair is gathered together in a bunch from a scalp section I and clamped,a strand of hair thus gathered together and bunched being indicated at8.

The curler l is provided with conventional reduced ends 9 and ID forreception by corresponding conventional supports II and I2 formed on theclamp, the end 9 and the support H being formed to prevent turning ofthe curler when supported on the clamp. It is preferred that the curlerI be provided with a suitable internal mechanism indicated generally atl3 for tightening and stretching the wound strand of hair while thecurler is supported on the clamp, the reduced end In of the curler beingprovided with a part l4 adapted to receive a wrench for that purpose.Any suitable means may be employed for shielding and protecting thescalp, as for example the conventional pad l5 of heat insulatingmaterial, as of rubber which is placed between the scalp and the clampand through which the bunched strand of hair is passed.

The operation of the appliance is clear from the above description. 7

A section of the scalp, such for example as the square 1, is selected toobtain the desired quantity of hair to form the strand or bunch of hair.This strand is then bunched together as indicated at 8 to pass throughan opening in the pad 15 and after passing through the pad the latter ismoved downwardly to the scalp with the hair gathered together andbunched in the manner substantially as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. Theclamping jaws 6 and 6' are then released and passed around the strand ortress at a point adjacent the pad l5 and caused to firmly grip thestrand therebetween. The tip end 8 of the strand is then wrapped aroundthe central reduced portion 2 of the curler l and given one or twoturns, say sufficiently to start the winding operation. The winding ofthe strand about the curler is then continued, the operator manipulatingthe strand with the fingers to gradually spread it out during thewinding until a wind upon the curler is obtained to the full length ofthe curler, as indicated in Fig. 2. The winding is then continued, untilthe whole strand is wound about the curler to form a substantiallycylindrical wind It thereabout, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2,the operator at all times during the Winding operation holding thestrand taut. After the hair is wound about the curler to form thecylindrical wind IS the curler is then inserted upon the supports I Iand I2 and, if desired, a suitable wrench may be applied to the end IDof the spindle to stretch or put the hair under further tension.

The reversely extending helical grooves 3 and 4 formed on the taperedsurface of the curler facilitate the spreading and winding of the strandof hair about the curler, the grooves extending in a direction to guideand cause the tresses of hair forming the strand to follow these groovesfrom the center of the curler outwards in both directions. The groovesalso retain the tresses against slippage and movement longitudinally ofthe curler after they are spread by the fingers at and wound upon thetapered surface and during the spreading. By means of a curler of thisconstruction the tresses of the hair are uniformly waved and curled inthe manner desired. If desired, the strand may be wound upon the baremetallic surface of the curler l, but it is preferred to wrap a piece ofgauze or the like around the curler upon which the strand is Wound. Thisfacilitates the starting of the winding operation.

The curler I thus described is particularly adapted to Croquignolewaving wherein the hair is gathered together and bunched in strandsadjacent the scalp and where the strand of hair needs to be graduallyspread out during the first part of the winding operation. The helicalgrooves 3 and 4 formed in the curler facilitate the spreading of thestrand of hair which is usually done by the manipulation of the fingersduring the winding operation and these grooves also tend to retain thetresses of hair thus spread out. While this is the preferred method ofuse, however, it is understood that the curler may be used in thepractice of the flat strand method wherein the hair is clamped in a flatstrand adj acent the scalp.

After the cylindrical winds I6 are formed, as indicated in Fig. 2, thehair is then treated in any desired manner for waving and curling, asfor example by folding sachets or the like around the winds and applyingheat thereto if required.

I claim:

1. A hair waving appliance comprising a curler which is tapered fromboth ends inwardly to form a reduced section at a point intermediate theends, said curler having a pair of helical grooves reversely formed onthe two halves thereof.

2. A hair waving appliance comprising a curler which is tapered fromboth ends inwardly to form a reduced section at a point intermediate theends, said curler having a pair of reversely extending helical groovesformed on the two halves thereof, said grooves terminating at theintermediate or reduced section part.

3. A hair waving appliance comprising a curler which is tapered fromboth ends inwardly to form a reduced section at a point intermediate theends, said curler being substantially circular in cross section andhaving a pair of reversely extending helical grooves formed on the twohalves thereof, said grooves terminating at the intermediate or reducedsection party 4. A curler for hair curling and waving appliancescomprising a pair of reversely formed helical grooves formed on the twohalves thereof, said grooves terminating intermediate the ends.

5. An appliance for waving and curling hair comprising a clamp forengaging a strand of hair 7 adjacent the scalp, a curler reduced indiameter intermediate its ends and having a pair of helical groovesextending from the intermediate part thereof to the ends and reverselyformed, said clamp having means for receiving and holding the curlerafter the strand of hair is wound about the curler.

6. An appliance for waving and curling hair comprising a clamp forengaging a strand of hair adjacent the scalp, and a curler reduced indiameter intermediate its ends and having a pair of reversely formedhelical grooves extending from the intermediate part thereof to theends.

7. An appliance for waving and curling hair comprising a clamp forengaging a strand of hair adjacent the scalp, a curler having reverselyformed helical grooves extending from the intermediate part thereof tothe ends, said curler being adapted to receive the free end of thestrand of hair at its section of reduced diameter for winding the strandthereabout, the helical grooves in said curler facilitating thespreading of the strands of hair from the center of the curler outwardsas the winding takes place.

MARCEL J. SUTER.

